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		<title>The cult of Christian celebrity</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2012/02/the-cult-of-christian-celebrity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit, as a pastor it is very easy to raise up followers of your ministry.  That might not sound bad, but it is.  Your purpose as a pastoral leader to raise up disciples of Christ. There are a lot of pastors out there that just make mini-disciples of themselves. Pastors who make people pledge their authority to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who does God want to win the Super Bowl?</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2012/02/who-does-god-want-to-win-the-super-bowl-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember watching the pregame coverage of Super Bowl XXXII in 1998 and being shocked when a reporter asked Green Bay Packers’ defensive end and ordained minister Reggie White if he thought God wanted him to win the Super Bowl. White shot back, “Well, I’m praying to win.” The reporter replied, “Do you think the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Jesus and Santa get along?</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/12/can-jesus-and-santa-get-along/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I participated in a Christmas ritual that many parents struggle with: a visit with Santa Claus. Why the struggle? For some parents, Christmas and Santa Claus go together like white and red striping on candy canes. You cannot separate the two. Santa is everywhere and just about every culture. For others, Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bunch of (un)virtuous Monks</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/08/a-bunch-of-unvirtuous-monks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Church and religion doesn’t have to be stuffy and boring.  Several monks prove that.  Enter the Unvirtuous Abbey.  A bunch of monks give us everything regrettable about Christianity, culture, people, and Facebook but make us laugh at it… in a good way.  The Unvirtuous Abbey ministers to people from their Facebook and Twitter page with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why 9 in 10 Believe in God but not Church</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/06/why-9-in-10-believe-in-god-but-not-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many in the religious right have been running for the hills because this &#8220;godless&#8221; nation is become too secular.  The rhetoric of our nation&#8217;s direction is flawed by the growth of atheists and secularists is over played.  It seems a recent Gallup study confirmed what has simply is unknown to many: We are still a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Listen to Brad Pitt on Christianity</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/05/why-you-should-listen-to-brad-pitt-on-christianity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Q &#38; A for his upcoming film, The Tree of Life, Brad Pitt said: &#8220;I grew up with Christianity, and I remember questioning greatly some things that didn&#8217;t work for me, [and] some things did&#8230;I grew up being told that God&#8217;s gonna take care of everything and it doesn&#8217;t always work out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt: Blessed Are The Peacemakers</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/02/2481/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I write this post, I&#8217;m watching the people of Egypt celebrating the end of nearly 30 years of autocratic rule of their country.  President Mubarak resigned and left the country. People are setting off fireworks, waving flags, cheering, and singing in the streets of Cairo. Despite brief isolated incidents of violence, there were no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is celebrating a holiday that honors ghouls, demons, ghosts, and everything that goes bump in the night dangerous or even evil? Somewhere, in the halls of history, Halloween or All Hallows Eve, got hijacked.  What started as a day to prepare for All Saints’ Day (November 1st), Halloween became a spooky, evil, and candy filled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Throw Away a Bible</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/09/how-to-throw-away-a-bible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back!  After a short sabbatical for the month of August, I&#8217;m ready to start blogging again.  The manuscript for my book continues. After some saints of my church decided to clear out our Sunday School storage area (who wants to do that job?), an unusual question was posed. &#8220;What do we do with damaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Would Jesus Wear?</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/07/what-would-jesus-wear-wwjw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have heard of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) but how about WWJW (What Would Jesus Wear?)  Check out this actual toy , on the right, that is sold in stores.  I first thought this was a joke, but then I saw that you can buy this doll action figure for about $15.  [...]]]></description>
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